store and bathroom very clean staff super friendly…read morepositive vibe!

As far as gas stations with stores go, this place excels in cleanliness, functioning pumps, clean…read morerestrooms. If only all gas stations could be this nice!

Good value gas convenient location saved me in pinch recently. Very grateful high recommendread more

I love this store. Owed by a wonderful guy V and run by him and his family. They have low price…read morecigarettes and always have my brand in stock.

This convenience store, gas station, food counter combination is not one you would select for a…read morefine dining experience based on appearances. The surprise is that the grinders are great and a bargain. It's also a good place to meet Larry's other brother Darryl and his friends, if you're so inclined. For those of you who haven't kept in touch with the brothers, they can still be found in Vermont even though the Stratford Inn closed twenty years ago and reruns of Newhart are rarely seen. A convenient a link to a family photo from their hey day is provided here: http://media.gomemphis.com/media/img/photos/2009/06/12/13actor4.jpeg

While this is second-hand information (my brother observed this, not me) I am having him read this…read moreto make sure I got the story straight. He has no ties to Fairfax other than me, but I do. I love this town, and I know that things like this matter to our community. My brother brought my vehicle in to Tinker's Auto on 7/21/2020 for an oil change and state inspection. It was the first time I'd brought a vehicle to them, but knew they were a newer business and wanted to support my neighbors. For full transparency, my car didn't pass inspection. They didn't charge me for the inspection either (which was a pleasant surprise and I really appreciated)! So this review has nothing to do with that. One of the owners, Nickie Tinker, was at the front desk. There are bags of locally-sourced popcorn that customers can purchase. Another customer was at the desk talking to Nickie about this while my brother was waiting, and Nickie starts talking about how when she was a kid, they used to call the burnt popcorn kernels "niiiii---- heads". She didn't actually say the word, but turned to my brother and said "What were they called?" She was trying to get my brother to say it for her. My brother, not wanting to engage, said "I have no idea what you're talking about". Nickie then half-said the word again, and said something to the extent of "We're not supposed to say that any more." After my brother recounted the story to me, I posted on Facebook to (my friends only) asking for advice on how to handle this. Someone evidently told Nickie about my plan to publicize my brother's experience. She called me via FB messenger twice on Sunday (7/26) before 9am, and then wrote me a message (see screenshots). It is clear that she doesn't remember what she said that day. But she does recount how that while she is not a racist, she does condone racist conversation in her place of business. If you don't take issue with this sort of thing, by all means, give these people your money. But if you expect better from your neighbors, maybe choose to have your vehicle serviced elsewhere.

This is the person claiming racism at this garage (Tinkers)and she wasn't even there to verify what…read morewas said.

I went to Handy's service station yesterday because I was getting a tire pressure sensor light on…read moremy dashboard. The Mecanic Charlie was very helpful and was able to determine that a shop that worked on my flat tire over the weekend had replaced my tire pressure sensor with a regular valve. I have always found that Handy's service station is very knowledgeable, honest and fair. Charlie did not even charge me for the diagnosis. Many service stations try to find ways to to pad the bill. The Handy service station has always been very fair and the work they do is exeplary.

Their communication sucks. They tell you your car will be ready that day or the following morning,…read morebut they'll keep it for days With no communication.